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Mobile Diagnostic Device That Helps Pregnant Women In Rural India Receive Timely Medical Attention

A six-page report published in September by the established UK medical journal Lancet provided some shocking figures about maternal mortality in India. It revealed that in ...

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Health

India Needs To Talk About Mental Illness

At least 13.7 per cent of India’s general population has various mental disorders; 10.6 per cent of them require immedi...

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Environment

Can Snitching On Polluters Save Delhi’s Air?

A number of solutions have been proposed to combat Delhi’s runaway pollution problem, ranging from incentiviz...

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Health

Tackling The Age-Old Problem Of Maternal Mortality Through Modern Technology

Safe Motherhood Week 2016 last week gave us the opportunity to reflect on and talk about the issues surrounding motherhood, and to work together to create simple, innovativ...

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Health

Women’s Healthcare: Andhra Pradesh Govt Leverages Cloud, Data Analytics To Give Booster Shot

If you travel to even a mere 50 km outside some of the bustling metros, it is hard to miss the significant health disparities that exist between rural and urban areas, espe...

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Human Rights

3 Tips To Design Tax Policies For Healthier Diets

When using taxes to promote healthier diets, policymakers are faced with considerations such as what products to tax, what type of tax to implement and what substitutes or ...

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Gender

The Story Of Sobita Tamuli, The Woman Who Brought Entrepreneurship To Her Small Village In Assam

Back in 2002, SobitaTamuli was an 18-year-old married girl with little formal education, living in a small village in Assam. Today, she is a successful entrepreneur heading...

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Human Rights

CRY Report Highlights Indian Gender Data Gaps To Be Filled

In order to tackle the underlying gender inequality that holds girls back, India has to re strategize and undertake focused investment. New Delhi: With a population of 225 ...

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Health

Only 1 Midwife To Track Maternal Health Of 30,000

BENGALURU: Four days ago, Surekha Deepak was forced to give birth on the road outside Aurad Taluk hospital in Bidar district. What happened  in the northern tip of the...

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Human Rights

Too Little, Too Late: Why Palliative Care Is Vastly Inadequate In India

Twenty eight-year-old Divya Devi placed her hands on her bloated belly, closed her eyes, and leaned her head back against a wall. A black hairband held her thinning hair to...

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